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About door to door fundraising

For charities in the UK, door to door fundraising raises £120m of donations a year and is a vital source of regular fund.

As well as being an effective and efficient form of fundraising, door to door fundraising allows us to have a two-way conversation about the charity's work, providing an opportunity to answer questions or focus on particular areas of interest – something which is not possible with other forms of fundraising.

Door to door fundraising also helps us to reach people that we couldn’t reach with other channels of communication, such as mail and phone.

Our door to door fundraising

The fundraisers undergo a stringent recruitment and selection process and background checks before they can join a fundraising team in the field. They also receive comprehensive training by Samaritans about the charity and the services we provide.

Ongoing training and support is given by both Samaritans and our professional fundraising agency to ensure the professionalism and high standard of our representatives.

Fundraisers also carry information about Samaritans and should be able to answer questions about the charity, our fundraising and the services we provide.

Checking a fundraiser is genuine

Contact our Supporter Care Line on 03709 00 00 32 with the name and location of the fundraiser, who can check the details for you.

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Patron: HRH The Prince of Wales. Founded in 1953 by the late Prebendary Dr Chad Varah CH CBE.

Samaritans is a charity registered in England and Wales (219432) and in Scotland (SC040604) and incorporated in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (757372). Samaritans Ireland is a charity registered in the Republic of Ireland (20033668) and incorporated in the Republic of Ireland as a company limited by guarantee (450409). Samaritans in Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland (SC009843) and incorporated as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.